The Agricultural Land Tribunals (Rules) Order 2007

Failure to comply with directions

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15.—(1) If any direction given to a party under these Rules is not complied with by that party, the Tribunal may, before or at the hearing—

(a)dismiss the whole or part of the application; or

(b)strike out the whole or part of a reply and, where appropriate, direct that a respondent is debarred from contesting the application altogether or some part of it.

(2) But a Tribunal must not dismiss, strike out or give such a direction unless notice has been delivered to the party who has not complied, giving that party an opportunity to comply within the period specified in the notice or to establish why the Tribunal should not dismiss, strike out or give such a direction.